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Reading:. What Does it Matter? . L2L. There are almost _____ words in our English Language. ½ million (500,000) English is the largest language on earth, incidentally… and yet, a third or 33% of all our writing is made up of only twenty-two words! . Reading Builds a Mature Vocabulary.

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  1. Reading: What Does it Matter? L2L

  2. There are almost _____ words in our English Language. • ½ million (500,000) • English is the largest language on earth, incidentally… • and yet, a third or 33% of all our writing is made up of only twenty-two words! 

  3. Reading Builds a Mature Vocabulary Children learn an average of ________ to __________ new words each year as a result of reading books. • 4,000 to 12,000 • Out-of-school reading habits of students has shown that even 15 minutes a day of independent reading can expose students to more than a million words of text in a year.

  4. Why is a mature vocabulary important? A mature vocabulary: • Makes you more precise • Allows you to say what you really mean • Allows you to interpret what others really mean (such as legal terms) • Makes you seem more intelligent

  5. Reading makes you smarter ______ % of High School Students read more than 10 books per year. • 49% • As compared to 70 % of middle school students (read more than 10 books per year). What happens?

  6. ______ % of High School graduates can't read their diplomas. • 20 % or 1 out of every 5 students • Why do we let them graduate?

  7. Reading opens the door to college and beyond. ____________ % of students who took the ACTs in 2009 did not meet the ACT College Readiness Benchmark for the Reading section of the ACT. • 47%

  8. Statistics show, a high school graduate will make about __________ more a year than a high school dropout. $8,000 more per year

  9. Reading well is Financially Rewarding • The average annual income for a high school dropout in 2009 was $19,540, compared to $27,380 for a high school graduate, a difference of $7,840. • Every school day in America, 3,000 students drop out! • Students Who Learn More Earn More!

  10. Reading well is financially rewarding Another example… • The average lifetime earnings for a student who does not finish high school is $936,000. • The average lifetime earnings for a student who does finish high school is $1,216,000. • Therefore, a high school diploma is worth $280,000.

  11. Do the math… • Four years of high school (assuming some time off for illness) amounts to about 700 days of school. • Therefore, students are ―paid $280,000 for 700 days of school. • Therefore, students earn $400 per day. • Therefore, you earn about $50 per class in your 8 hour class schedule (not counting SAFT) • Students who finish college will earn a lot more per day than that! • Students who learn more, earn more! Kelly Gallagher, 2003

  12. Reading is hard, and “hard” is necessary. __________% of welfare recipients are high school dropouts. • 90%

  13. More than _________ % of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate or can’t read. • 60%When the State of Arizona projects how many prison beds it will need, it factors in the number of kids who read well in fourth grade vs. those who did not.

  14. Reading is hard, and “hard” is necessary. More than _________ % of juvenile offenders are functionally illiterate or can’t read. • 85%

  15. Reading could save your life! __________% of American adults are unable to read an eighth grade level book, and about the same percent cannot understand the label on their prescription medicine. • 50% or half

  16. Bonus

  17. 8 Top Reading Reasons Adapted from Kelly Gallagher, 2003 Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini- Lessons for Middle and High School. p. 17 • Reading is rewarding. • Reading builds a mature vocabulary. • Reading is hard, and “hard” is necessary. • Reading makes you smarter. • Reading prepares you for the world of work. • Reading well is financially rewarding. • Reading opens the door to college and beyond. • Reading could save your life.

  18. Works Cited • Gallagher, Kelly. Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-lessons for Middle and High School. Portland, Me.: Stenhouse, 2003. Print. • Jocelyn, Downs. "Reading Reasons Motivational Mini Lessons For Middle And High School." Reading Reasons Motivational Mini Lessons For Middle And High School. SlideShare, n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. <http://www.slideshare.net/Annie05/reading-reasons-motivational-mini-lessons-for-middle-and-high-school-presentation>. • "Literacy Statistics." Literacy Statistics. WriteExpress Corporation, 2012. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. <http://begintoread.com/research/literacystatistics.html>. • "Michael Jordan VS Bill Gates – Infographic » This Blog Rules | Why Go Elsewhere?" Michael Jordan VS Bill Gates – Infographic » This Blog Rules. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. <http://www.thisblogrules.com/2010/07/michael-jordan-vs-bill-gates.html>. • "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. | THE READING BILL OF RIGHTS." Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. | THE READING BILL OF RIGHTS. Scholastic, 2012. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. <http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/facts.htm>. • "Reading, Literacy & Education Statistics - The Literacy Company." Reading, Literacy & Education Statistics - The Literacy Company. The Literacy Company, 2012. Web. 05 Sept. 2012. <http://www.readfaster.com/education_stats.asp>.

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